AMUSEMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 August 1918, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

KING’S THEATRE. The long looked for 0. Henry story as a subject for film drama will be found in "I Will Repay, ’ ’ the Greater Yitagrapli fihuisation of “A Municipal Report, ” ouo of the most famous of the American master story tollers tales. The east is of extraordinary strength. The leading rob* is tukeji by Corinne Griffith, the Vitagfaph’s blonde beauty who has risen so rapidly to stardom. She is dainty and charming'from the first reel to the last, and her love story is most fascinating. The plot, as may be expected, is most unusual. It turns on the adventures of a young newspaper man who is sent to a Southern town to make an exclusive contract with a young lady writer there. He finds her to be an old lady with a worthless dissolute husband. The scenes are of great loveliness. Arthur Dolaldson, in the role of an old negro coachman, does unapproachable work, and Eualalie Jensen, as the proprietress of the negroes ’ den is superb. Good supports. EVERYBODY'S. To-morrow night a picture benefit will be tendered to the widow of a fallen soldier at Everybody’s. It is not necessary for us stress the necessity for assistance in this particular case. We have no doubt there will be a bumper house. The star picture, “Are You a Mason,’ ’is a film that commences with a smile and finishes with a shriek —a startling production featuring the world-famed John Barrymore, and handsome, debonair Harry Lockwood. “Are You a Mason?” is a godsend to dyspeptic people—‘tis a mass of complicated domestic situations caused by the indiscriminate and inartistic lying of two mock Masons. Now John Barrymore is the man who has made thousands of people' laugh throughout America by his incongruous actions in “Are You a Mason?” until they couldn’t produce another giggle from sheer exhaustion of their facial muscles. There will also he a Travelogue, Comedy and other pictures of unusual interest. ENGLISH PIERROTS. TOWN HALL, SATURDAY. The English Pierrots, whose previous visits toi the Dominion, gained fo . them the reputation of providing a clean, bright entertainment, devoid of any semblance to vulgarity, and containing plenty of originality and charm, are announced to appear at the' Town Hall at Saturday next. The English Pierrots occupy the front rank in their class of entertainment, and their extensive experience of what is best suited to the public has resulted in a state of perfection bieng reached which has earned for them the highest approval wherever they have appeared during the past fifteen years. A special feature is the musical sketches, into which are introduced clever witticisms and smart patter entirely free from vulgarity. Included in the company is W. P. Turner, the quaint comedian, whose cheery personality will be recalled with pleasure, the extreme fine comedy and excellent acting on the occasions of his previous visits. Miss Elsa Langley, the dainty little comedienne—who has been associated with the company for over ten years—is still with the combination, as is Miss Billy Wilson, whose special featuring of child impersonations will be well and favourably recalled. The personnel of the company remains the same as on the occasion of their last four visits to New Zealand, -with the exception of two artists, Miss Elsie Rosslyn, soprano, and Miss Rima Young, at the piano, both having gained credentials by their clever work in Australia. The fine programme presented by this company will doubtless go a long way towards enhancing their popularity. The box plan is open at Swedlund’s.